2018 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage
# 2018 Campeonato Paulista knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2018 Campeonato Paulista began on 17 March with the quarter-final and concluded on 8 April 2018 with the final. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage. Corinthians were the champions.

## Round and draw dates

All draws held at Federação Paulista de Futebol headquarters in São Paulo, Brazil.

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| - | - | - | - |
| Quarter-finals | 13 March 2018 | 17–18 March 2018 | 20–22 March 2018 |
| Semi-finals | 22 March 2018 | 24–25 March 2018 | 27–28 March 2018 |
| Finals | – | 31 March 2018 | 8 April 2018 |

## Format

Each tie is played over two legs, with the team with the best placing in the general table playing the second leg at home. The quarterfinals are played between the winners and runners-up of each group. In the semifinals the best team (first) will face the team with the worst campaign (fourth), while the second will face the team with the third best campaign.

## Qualified teams

| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| - | - | - |
| A | Corinthians | Bragantino |
| B | São Paulo | São Caetano |
| C | Palmeiras | Novorizontino |
| D | Santos | Botafogo |

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C1 | Palmeiras | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Novorizontino | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Novorizontino | 0 | 0 | 0 | C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 1 | 2 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | D1 | Santos | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| D1 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | D1 | Santos | 0 | 2 | 2 (3) | | | | | |
| D2 | Botafogo-SP | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Botafogo-SP | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | | | | | | C1 | Palmeiras | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |
| | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) |
| A1 | Corinthians | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | A1 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) |
| A2 | Bragantino | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Bragantino | 3 | 0 | 3 | A1 | Corinthians | 0 | 1 | 1 (5) | | | | | |
| | | | | | B1 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| B1 | São Paulo | 0 | 2 | 2 | B1 | São Paulo | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | | | | | |
| B2 | São Caetano | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Corinthians | 4–3 | Bragantino | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| São Paulo | 2–1 | São Caetano | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Palmeiras | 8–0 | Novorizontino | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Santos | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Botafogo | 0–0 | 0–0 |

## Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Palmeiras | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Santos | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Corinthians | 1–1 (5–4 p) | São Paulo | 0–1 | 1–0 |

## Finals

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Palmeiras | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Corinthians | 1–0 | 0–1 |
